like a Firefly || kookmin

chapter 7 (reveal)

"Oh no !" Jimin said desperately and came to a halt..
"What's wrong?" Jungkook ceased walking as well,
"I ... might have kinda forgotten the right direction? I mean, it's dark I...can't see anything...,"
"I know it .. just follow me..." The tall man said absentmindedly, but then his eyes went wide at the realization of what he had just said ...

Jimin's eyes grew bigger,

"What ?" "What do you mean ?"You know where I work ?"

"I..." He went silent, not knowing what to say .

"Jungkook-shi, have you been stalking me ?" Jimin stated and looked up into the taller man's eyes with curiosity and a little bit of annoyance.

This time, it was Jungkook who didn't know what to say . The small boy was confused...
Jungkook knew where he worked , so he must have been spying on him, and Jimin didn't know how to feel about this...it was creepy, right ?
To know that someone had watched you for a time to know where you work and what you do ...
Jimin didn't feel bad, though .. maybe Jungkook was just trying to protect him ..
"Oh, shut up now, Jiminei ! For what reason would he even want to protect you ? You were just a burden on his shoulders. He only saved you cause he had to . I mean, anyone would do the same, right ?"
The sane part of his mind couldn't past the situation just like that ... Jungkook had no right to stalk him .

"You lied ...," the small boy said underneath his breath...
" What ? No kid ,I was just ...,"

"It wasn't an accident after all . You've been watching me ,"

"It's not ..."

"Who are you ? One of my father's men ? "
"God, I was stupid...how could I trust you so easily.." Jimin said the second part very quietly, almost whispering...
He was being illogical, he knew ...
But he had every right to ... that tall man had been watching him . How could he trust someone that he had just found out of stalking him ...
And fuck ...that stupid handsome man didn't say a word to prove it wrong ...
But if he was one of his father's men , why didn't he just take Jimin and deliver him to his father?
No idea ... Jimin didn't have any idea ...
One thing he knew... 'being stalked sucks, '

"I'm what now ?" Jungkook snapped out ...
"I'm not anybody's fucking man ... don't be stupid kiddo ..."

"I don't trust you !"

"ouch,"
"Well you are free not to trust me ...
But yeah , I have ...kinda been watching you ...
I'm sorry ...not in a creepy way though! I ...was worried about you ...
Fuck ... I don't fucking believe it's me ...but I felt guilty 'bout that day ..."

Jimin lifted his head , locking eyes with Jungkook... non of them seem to care about the now pouring rain ,they were proceeding to talk to each other to clear the air between them ..

"I upset you that day ,if anything would have happened to you I couldn't forgive myself ,"

The small boy didn't know how to react to his words , but gathered all his courage to ask something that was in his mind since he had found out about the stalking problem ...

"It was you ,right ?" Jimin asked , avoiding the latter's eyes.
He continued , "it was you who convinced Duri_shi to give me the job , right ?"

Jungkook's head raised up immediately...

"Well...,"

"I wondered why he would change his mind,"
"Did you pay him or something?"

Jungkook hesitated to answer ...
"You did ..." Jimin confirmed his own statement, being upset in some kind ...
He didn't want to owe Jungkook, but he did...if it wasn't for him , he would have to sleep in the streets , his life would be so different and difficult without him and Jimin hated to acknowledge that , he knew it was the truth though .

"I don't want you to pity me ,Jungkook_shi, " said and dipped his head down .

"What ? Shit , I don't, I swear ... it's just the shit I said earlier, I was just worried..."

He continued as if he had read the smaller one's mind. "You don't owe me anything, OK? I was the one who made you uncomfortable. You had to go that day when you were hurt and bleeding, and that was my fault, I was just trying to fix that ...nothing more ,"
"I'm sure you would find a job soon or later without me interfering, I just ... wanted to be the one who helped you . That's all,"

OK, now . Who was he ? His guardian angel ?
How could he be so fucking protective ...
"Don't fall for that Jiminie, don't fall for that ,"
He kept reminding himself ...
Oh he had some serious trust issues .

"Thank you ,I guess." Jimin said under his breath ..
Jungkook's face lit up ,a gentle smile adorned his features...
He shook his head ...
"Don't thank me ,"
He stated , proceeding to look at the smaller one , his damp hair stuck to his forehead , his beautiful innocent big eyes flashed in the dark night, his plump lips were wobbling due to the standing with wet clothes in a freezing cold rainy night ...
"We should get going , it's cold ," The tall man ordered , breaking his gaze eventually .

They began to walk again ...

"Is everything alright there ?with Duri_shi?"

"He is so nice ... I mean you should know that ,
Since you ...well paid him ...he has to be nice I guess," Jimin said with a smile ,
Don't ask him why he was smiling cause he didn't know either.

"Jihoo-ah, can I ask you something?"
Jimin nodded ...

"Would you come work for me ?"

*****

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What do you think Jimin would answer to Jungkook's request?

The next chapter will be longer .♡
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